Letlhakane Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 11 h 19 min on May 1 to 10 h 55 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:48 AM and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:43 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 6:12 AM | 6:35 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:23 PM | 7:10 PM | 11 h 19 min | Full moon 7:24 PM | 5:34 PM | 6:12 AM | |
| May 2 | 6:13 AM | 6:36 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:23 PM | 7:09 PM | 11 h 17 min | -2.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 6:13 PM | 7:05 AM |
| May 3 | 6:13 AM | 6:36 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:22 PM | 7:09 PM | 11 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 6:56 PM | 8:00 AM |
| May 4 | 6:13 AM | 6:36 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:21 PM | 7:08 PM | 11 h 16 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 7:43 PM | 8:54 AM |
| May 5 | 6:14 AM | 6:37 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:21 PM | 7:08 PM | 11 h 15 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 87% | 8:34 PM | 9:47 AM |
| May 6 | 6:14 AM | 6:37 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:14 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:07 PM | 11 h 14 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 79% | 9:27 PM | 10:37 AM |
| May 7 | 6:14 AM | 6:38 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:14 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:07 PM | 11 h 12 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 70% | 10:22 PM | 11:24 AM |
| May 8 | 6:15 AM | 6:38 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:13 PM | 5:19 PM | 7:06 PM | 11 h 12 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 60% | 11:17 PM | 12:07 PM |
| May 9 | 6:15 AM | 6:38 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:13 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:06 PM | 11 h 11 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter 11:11 PM | 12:46 PM | |
| May 10 | 6:16 AM | 6:39 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:12 PM | 5:18 PM | 7:06 PM | 11 h 10 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 39% | 12:11 AM | 1:22 PM |
| May 11 | 6:16 AM | 6:39 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:12 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:05 PM | 11 h 10 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 29% | 1:06 AM | 1:57 PM |
| May 12 | 6:16 AM | 6:40 AM | 5:48 PM | 6:11 PM | 5:17 PM | 7:05 PM | 11 h 08 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 20% | 2:00 AM | 2:31 PM |
| May 13 | 6:17 AM | 6:40 AM | 5:48 PM | 6:11 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:05 PM | 11 h 08 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 2:57 AM | 3:07 PM |
| May 14 | 6:17 AM | 6:41 AM | 5:47 PM | 6:11 PM | 5:16 PM | 7:04 PM | 11 h 06 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 3:56 AM | 3:45 PM |
| May 15 | 6:18 AM | 6:41 AM | 5:47 PM | 6:10 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:04 PM | 11 h 06 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 4:59 AM | 4:28 PM |
| May 16 | 6:18 AM | 6:41 AM | 5:46 PM | 6:10 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:04 PM | 11 h 05 min | -1.0 min | New moon 10:02 PM | 6:06 AM | 5:18 PM |
| May 17 | 6:18 AM | 6:42 AM | 5:46 PM | 6:10 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:03 PM | 11 h 04 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 1% | 7:16 AM | 6:15 PM |
| May 18 | 6:19 AM | 6:42 AM | 5:46 PM | 6:09 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:03 PM | 11 h 04 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 8:27 AM | 7:19 PM |
| May 19 | 6:19 AM | 6:43 AM | 5:45 PM | 6:09 PM | 5:14 PM | 7:03 PM | 11 h 02 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 9:34 AM | 8:28 PM |
| May 20 | 6:19 AM | 6:43 AM | 5:45 PM | 6:09 PM | 5:13 PM | 7:03 PM | 11 h 02 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 10:34 AM | 9:36 PM |
| May 21 | 6:20 AM | 6:44 AM | 5:45 PM | 6:08 PM | 5:13 PM | 7:02 PM | 11 h 01 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 11:26 AM | 10:41 PM |
| May 22 | 6:20 AM | 6:44 AM | 5:45 PM | 6:08 PM | 5:13 PM | 7:02 PM | 11 h 01 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 32% | 12:10 PM | 11:42 PM |
| May 23 | 6:21 AM | 6:44 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:08 PM | 5:12 PM | 7:02 PM | 11 h 00 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 1:11 PM | 12:48 PM | |
| May 24 | 6:21 AM | 6:45 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:08 PM | 5:12 PM | 7:02 PM | 10 h 59 min | -1.0 min | First quarter, 53% | 1:23 PM | 12:39 AM |
| May 25 | 6:21 AM | 6:45 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:08 PM | 5:12 PM | 7:02 PM | 10 h 59 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 1:55 PM | 1:33 AM |
| May 26 | 6:22 AM | 6:46 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:07 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:02 PM | 10 h 58 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 2:27 PM | 2:25 AM |
| May 27 | 6:22 AM | 6:46 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:07 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:02 PM | 10 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 82% | 3:00 PM | 3:16 AM |
| May 28 | 6:23 AM | 6:46 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:07 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:02 PM | 10 h 57 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 3:35 PM | 4:08 AM |
| May 29 | 6:23 AM | 6:47 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:07 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:02 PM | 10 h 56 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 4:13 PM | 5:00 AM |
| May 30 | 6:23 AM | 6:47 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:07 PM | 5:11 PM | 7:01 PM | 10 h 56 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 4:54 PM | 5:54 AM |
| May 31 | 6:24 AM | 6:48 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:07 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:01 PM | 10 h 55 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 10:46 AM | 5:40 PM | 6:48 AM |
Other months
More
Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.